Marinus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Marinus

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Marinus between 1911 and 1950, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marinus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marinus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marinus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Marinus in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marinus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 266 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.